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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
2
A compact world overview reports on foreign affairs and home happenings from across the civilized globe. It compiles intelligence by wire from diverse quarters, summarizing notable events and developments in a single concise digest.
A rapid blaze on the Mesaba iron range destroyed 125 buildings in Virginia Minnesota within an hour. Estimated losses exceed $500,000 with limited insurance. No lives were reported lost, and residents face urgent relief needs with scant food and shelter.
Hobson, famed for the Merrimac, is declared unfit for duty in Manila due to tropical climate strain. He will receive a leave of absence and a replacement constructor will be detailed to handle his duties temporarily while he had been overseeing the raising of sunken Spanish war ships.
Dispatch from Victoria reports a serious rebellion against British rule in North Borneo sparked by discontent with the chartered company. The fighting left British dead and wounded amid extensive Chinese casualties and near-total destruction of the city outskirts.
Four Japanese Government officials arrived in San Francisco to inspect California herds before traveling east to Europe. They will secure the best breeding stock and plans aim to enhance native island stock on the islands.
Miss Birdie Suttles aged 18 and her brother 14 were killed when struck by a train while fishing from a trestle over Lake Lanier near Selma Alabama. Ed Suttles lost an arm and Maude Suttles was severely injured after leaping from the bridge.
A detachment of the 8th infantry under Captain Crenshaw was led into an ambush near Teal in Southern Luzon. Crenshaw and one private were wounded. Rebels fled leaving ten dead.
The Postmaster General announces bans on the use of the mails by The Credit General du Canada of Montreal and The Credit d Epargne of Paris alleging both firms run games of chance.
San Francisco report notes sharp price hikes for all foods in Chinatown due to quarantine. Rice supply allegedly cornered by a handful of Chinese merchants, raising concern over access and affordability.
Miss Maggie Barnett daughter of William Barnett of Miller's Creek Estill County Kentucky died after contracting rabies from a dog bite suffered a few days earlier. The case highlights dangers of stray animals and the tragic outcome for a local family.
A Shanghai dispatch describes soldiers attacking the Boxers near Pekin with heavy casualties on both sides in a recent engagement. The report notes intense fighting and significant losses among combatants.
The Prince of Wales expressed gratitude to Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage for his efforts through his newspaper on behalf of famine sufferers in India. His message honors the clergyman’s public work aiding relief.
Fire swept the Richmond Virginia and North Carolina Wheel Company works causing a loss estimated over a quarter of a million dollars. The blaze damaged machinery and stock, with officials stating investigations will determine the cause.
Congress adjourned sine die at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon ending formal business with a purely social concluding hour.
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques reports Gen. Buller and General Christian Botha met at Juaing's Nek with Buller requesting a three days armistice. It states British forces have evacuated Utrecht.
Senator Fairbanks asked the president to attend a Union Veteran Legion reunion in Fort Wayne Indiana set for September 10 11 and 12. The president took the matter under advisement.
William Cullen Brewster and editor Robert A. Perkins died in New York and Rutland Vermont, while Brig. Gen. Silas W. Hastings died in Washington. Executions and murders unfold in Williamsport Newark Evansburg. fires devastate Schenectady area shops and a Foxboro town hall. Railroad and beer tax shifts draw attention as do hospitalizations, a New York actress committed to a sanitarium, and a deranged streetcar crash injuring many.
A wide sweep of brief items reports deaths from violence and illness in Omaha St Louis Cincinnati and Kansas City. It notes a jail break in Iowa a fatal gas case in Ohio a fire at Walbrook and a rail wreck near Waco Texas. Also covered are a bishop consecration a lynching verdict civil damages and factory layoffs.
Reports list Miss Margaret Stewart's death in Mansfield after a stroke, contractor James Finnegan's sudden Cincinnati death, a Bank of New Lisbon robbery, a counterfeiter's death in San Francisco, and a New York syndicate purchase of the Congress gold mine. Also noted are mail theft in Miles City, a new wheat pest in midwest fields, Oberlin College stone-laying, elopement and marriage contract in Findlay, Ohio, and various robberies, killings, and legal actions across Missouri, Texas, Ohio, and Nebraska.
The story notes the Knoxville Gaslight Company stock sale to Isaac Baxter and others from Detroit and Chicago. It also reports a 10 year commutation for Jefferson Harrison for a 1893 Alabama mail car robbery and threats to kill a postal clerk, plus a mob action against Askew in Mississippi City. A Seaboard Airline milestone in Richmond marks Williams Jr. driving the golden spike. A Memphis pastor James Phillips drowns shortly after receiving communion.
Phillips boarded the Wichita to change into dry clothing but toppled overboard as he stepped onto the deck. He was swept away by the rapid river current.
Reports from Manila to Madrid recount the US Philippine commission’s arrival in Manila, Boxers in China, and casualties in Luzon. London confirms Pretoria occupation while famine relief reaches 5.77 million in India. A yacht crew frees a captain in Honduras and a Spanish royal couple separates in Paris.
President directed the removal of First Lieut. Samuel G. Hazzard for desertion and Lieut. Col. Webb C. Hayes resigned from service. The Rosecrans sailed from Seattle with Seventh Infantry companies A and K. Rumor claims a major railway consolidation. Cuban ambush injures Juan Gonzalez. Cora Urquhart Potter granted divorce from James Brown Potter. A Philippine incident prompts a naval court martial ruling with clemency recommended. Dun and Co notes rising business failures in May across sectors and regions.
The report lists grain and livestock prices across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with cattle hogs sheep and lamb ranges and commodities such as wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 3.00 to 5.25 dollars and New York butter 16 to 21 cents per pound.
Indiana Democratic convention delegates adopted a platform reaffirming Jeffersonian liberty and the 1896 Chicago platform, supporting Bryan for president, direct election of US senators, opposition to trusts, tariff reform, and the Monroe doctrine. Nominees for statewide offices included John W. Kern for governor with a unanimous vote on initial ballot.
In The True Philadelphian Wannamaker argues men earn what they are worth, recounting how a shop worker rose from $3 to $1000 a month potential, warning against sending capable youths to factories for higher pay.
Sixteen predecessors are noted with ten ever ruling. The present Prince is among six to surpass age fifty and has held the title longest since gazetting at age twenty five. The crown’s heir earns the title upon succession, except George II and other rare cases. The current holder is a knight of major European orders and often wears the Garter insignia.
A mountain mystery in the Alps prompts worry until a scientist explains that tiny insects blacken the snow. Fleas the size of ink feed on moss and lichens and swarm in mild weather, settling on snow during storms to give it a dark gray to black appearance across large patches.
Police use a camera to capture images of smoke in London for identification. When clouds of smoke appear, officers take a snapshot to assist with monitoring and potential investigations.
Dr Pfeiffer, an influenza expert, assigns the disease to contaminated handkerchiefs and recommends using a Japanese paper nose wipe to prevent spread.
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